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Read all about it! The April…
You can have a sneak peak of the April edition – printed copies are out this Friday.
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Top of the Swops!
Fancy some guilt-free shopping to update your wardrobe? Come along to Bedford Clothes Swop at 7pm on 18 March at…
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Unique Bedford: The Gallery
The Gallery cafe on Howard Street (formerly Délices) opens its doors on Saturday 9 February following a complete refurbishment. In…
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Clanger citizen journalist review: Tomorrow’s Great Pageant
The Place Theatre, Bedford Saturday 6thApril Review by Cara Lee (aged 21) In Tomorrow’s Great Pageant, an already powerful play is given a fresh modern twist, with clever updates and interpretations adding a new perspective. Based on Cecily Hamilton’s 1909 suffrage play A Pageant of Great Women, in which Woman defends her right to vote…
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Clanger Culture Correspondents: Philharmonia Orchestra review
It was with a sense of nervous anticipation that we headed towards the Bedford Corn Exchange to experience the Philharmonia Orchestra’s Beethoven and Brahms concert. None of us had ever been to an event like this before, and we weren’t quite sure what to expect. We arrived at Number13 and were greeted by Nikolaj, a…
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Best of Bedford – Sharon De Leonardis
This month’s Best of Bedford comes from SpectaculArts’ founder, Sharon de Leonardis. SpectaculArts’ objective is to create events that enhance and enrich our community. Activity this year will culminate in the SpectaculArts Street Arts Festival on Saturday 7 September – a carnival to celebrate the cultural diversity of Bedford and we can’t wait! In addition,…
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Theatre Highlights with Paula Walker
Here’s Paula’s pick of local theatre this month. The Quarry Theatre at St Luke’s NT Live: All About Eve Thursday 11 April 7pm Tickets: £14.50 All About Eve tells the story of Margo Channing. Legend. True star of the theatre. The spotlight is hers, always has been. But now there’s Eve. Her biggest fan. Young, beautiful…
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Celebrate the Embankment’s 10th birthday with our exclusive competition
There’s a whole weekend of fun planned from Friday 12 – Sunday 14 April at the Embankment as they celebrate their 10thbirthday. It hardly seems that long ago that the landmark building on the banks of the River Great Ouse was renovated and relaunched and has become one of the town’s best-loved eateries. Whether you’re…
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Clanger citizen journalist review: The Wonderful Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster
Performed at The Place Theatre on 13 March 2019 Starring: Emily Panes, Tom Blyth and Christopher Birks Dawn State Theatre Company has come to Bedford’s, The Place Theatre with their tour of The Wonderful Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. The emphasis is on the true story of the plight of women, who…
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Clanger interview: Black Grape’s Kermit
Prior to their Bedford gig at Esquires (an intimate venue for them) the Clanger’s Lloyd Lugsden got to chat to Kermit, MC with Black Grape and verbal sparring partner to Shaun Ryder. Kermit first appeared in hip hop act Ruthless Rap Assassins. Then, following the Happy Mondays, Black Grape bounced onto the scene in the…
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Unique Bedford: The Gallery
The Gallery cafe on Howard Street (formerly Délices) opens its doors on Saturday 9 February following a complete refurbishment. In these days of corporate coffee shops & online anonymity, the Gallery offers something truly unique in Bedford town centre, with collaboration at its heart. The on-site bakery will be home to Companions Real Bread CIC who have…
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The Dresser at The Place Theatre 5 – 9 March
There’s an absolute treat coming up at the Place Theatre in March. The Dresser has been performed all over the world, was adapted into an Oscar-wining film and recently reunited Anthony Hopkins and Ian McKellen on the small screen. Now it is to make its appearance at The Place Bedford, with Swan Theatre Company in charge. The Dresser,…
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Clanger review: Rachel by Small Nose Productions
The Place Theatre, Monday 28 January Review by Cara Lee (21) Written for Holocaust Memorial Day, the show (which is told in full mask) tells the true tale that Rachel Levy chose to share with Small Nose Productions and Trestle Theatre Company, of her life and her experiences through Auschwitz, the death marches that took…